1981 Murray State Racers football team
Appearance
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 8–3 (5–3 OVC) |
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Home stadium | Roy Stewart Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Eastern Kentucky $^ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Murray State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1981 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Frank Beamer, the Racers compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 5–3 on conference play, and finished tied for second in the OVC.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | at Southeast Missouri State* | W 37–23 | [1] | |||
September 12 | vs. Florida A&M* | W 14–11 | 32,600 | [2] | ||
September 19 | at Youngstown State |
| W 13–9 | [3] | ||
September 26 | Tennessee Tech | No. 2 | W 15–10 | [4] | ||
October 3 | Morehead State | No. 2 |
| W 20–7 | 9,500 | [5] |
October 10 | at Tennessee–Martin* | No. 1 | W 10–7 | 9,000 | [6] | |
October 17 | at No. 7 Middle Tennessee | No. 1 | L 9–14 | 6,000 | [7] | |
October 24 | at Akron | No. 4 | L 19–20 | [8] | ||
October 31 | No. 1 Eastern Kentucky | No. T–10 |
| L 20–24 | 16,600 | [9] |
November 7 | Austin Peay |
| W 34–29 | 7,800 | [10] | |
November 21 | at Western Kentucky | W 38–6 | 8,500 | [11] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Murray offense shines as SEMO tumbles". The Paducah Sun. September 6, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray escapes with 14–11 win". The Courier-Journal. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray St. 13, Youngstown St. 9". Evansville Courier and Press. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray rallies, nips Tech 15–10". The Tennessean. September 27, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray's bounces weren't all bad as Morehead falls". The Paducah Sun. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bad footing; Pacers fall to Racers on field-goal failures". The Jackson Sun. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MTSU upsets Murray". The Tennessean. October 18, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Akron stuns Murray State". The Jackson Sun. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern sees through Stewart ghost". The Paducah Sun. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray zooms...sputters...then wins". The Paducah Sun. November 8, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gibbs leads Murray past Western 38–6". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 22, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1981 Football Schedule". Murray State University Athletics.